The
Louvre
The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...
is an art museum in Paris, France, located in the
Louvre Palace
The Louvre Palace (, ), often referred to simply as the Louvre, is an iconic French palace located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, occupying a vast expanse of land between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxe ...
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Louvre or Louvres may also refer to:
*Louvre, an alternative name for the
1st arrondissement of Paris
The 1st arrondissement of Paris (''Ier arrondissement'') is one of the 20 Arrondissements of Paris, arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as ''le premier'' (the first). I ...
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Louvre (window)
A louver (American English) or louvre (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is a window blind or shutter with horizontal slats that are angled to admit light and air, but to keep out rain and direct sunshine. The angle of the ...
, a window blind or window shutter
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Louvre window
A jalousie window (, ), louvred window (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom), jalousie, or jalosy
is a window composed of parallel glass, acrylic, or wooden louvres set in a frame. The louvres are joined o ...
, a window composed of louvres
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Louvres, Val-d'Oise
Louvres () is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in ÃŽle-de-France in northern France.
Population
Education
Schools in Louvres include:
* Four preschools (''écoles maternelles''): Georges Seurat, du Moulin, du Bouteillier, and Delacroix< ...
, a commune in ÃŽle-de-France, France
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4513 Louvre, an asteroid
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"The Louvre" (song), a 2017 song by Lorde from ''Melodrama''
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L'Å’uvre
''(The Masterpiece)' is the fourteenth novel in the '' Rougon-Macquart'' series by Émile Zola. It was first serialized in the periodical '' Gil Blas'' beginning in December 1885 before being published in novel form by Charpentier in 1886.
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'' (novel) an 1885 novel by Émile Zola
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Le Louvre: The Palace & Its Paintings'', a 1995 art-based video game
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''The Messenger'' (2001 video game) or ''Louvre: L'Ultime Malédiction''
People with the surname
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Jean de Louvres, French architect
See also
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Carrousel du Louvre
The Carrousel du Louvre is an underground shopping mall in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, managed by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The name refers to two nearby sites, the Louvre museum and the Place du Carrousel. The mall contains a famo ...
, a shopping centre under the palace grounds
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École du Louvre
The École du Louvre () is a selective institution of higher education and prestigious ''grande école'' located in the Aile de Flore of the Louvre Palace in Paris, France. It is dedicated to the study of archaeology, art history, anthropology ...
, an institution of higher education in the palace
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, a French hotel group
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Hôtel Louvre et Paix, Marseilles, France
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Louvre Abu Dhabi
The Louvre Abu Dhabi (; ) is an art museum located on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It runs under an agreement between the UAE and France, signed in March 2007, that allows it to use the Louvre's name until 2047, and has ...
, a branch of the museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Louvre Accord
The Louvre Accord (formally, the Statement of the G6 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors) was an agreement, signed on February 22, 1987, in Paris, that aimed to stabilize international currency markets and halt the continued decline of t ...
, signed by the G6 in 1987 in the palace
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Medieval Louvre
The Louvre Castle (), also referred to as the Medieval Louvre (), was a castle () begun by Philip II of France on the right bank of the Seine, to reinforce the city wall he had built around Paris. Over time, it was expanded but was generally ...
, the predecessor to the present-day building
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Louvre-Lens
The Louvre-Lens is an art museum located in Lens, France, approximately 200 kilometers north of Paris. It displays objects from the collections of the Musée du Louvre that are lent to the gallery on a medium- or long-term basis. The Louvre-Lens ...
, a branch of the museum in the Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
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''Louvre – Rivoli'' (Paris Métro), a station on Paris Métro
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''Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre'' (Paris Métro), a station on the Paris Metro
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Place du Louvre
Place may refer to:
Geography
* Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population
** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government
* "Place", a type of street or road name
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, a square next to the palace
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Port du Louvre, a riverside walkway next to the palace
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Quai du Louvre, a river quai on the Seine next to the palace
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